Not Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 1B: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Stainless Steel Products: (Census Basis) Quantity in metric tons/ value in thousands of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding 2007 Data April March Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 96,022 471,030 103,833 475,925 Ingots And Steel For Castings 1,878 8,349 2,404 8,501 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 8,698 43,005 11,357 53,234 Wire Rods 2,137 9,883 2,531 11,716 Structural Shapes Heavy 164 849 257 1,490 Plates Cut Lengths 5,574 31,076 7,940 44,457 Plates In Coils 3,475 19,629 2,984 15,919 Bars - Hot Rolled 2,848 13,868 2,847 15,501 Bars - Light Shaped 381 2,015 419 2,054 Bars - Cold Finished 6,915 38,747 8,066 40,456 Oil Country Goods 8,288 23,965 9,718 19,359 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) (-) 18 128 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 3,087 3,480 2,576 2,886 Line Pipe - Not Specified 2,465 2,413 4,352 3,597 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 13,920 100,675 13,384 100,371 Wire Drawn 3,610 23,073 3,764 23,298 Sheets Hot Rolled 992 2,509 1,470 4,670 Sheets Cold Rolled 28,017 125,450 26,141 107,628 Strip - Hot Rolled 237 821 540 2,574 Strip - Cold Rolled 3,337 21,223 3,067 18,084 -------------------------------------------------------------- 2006 Data April March Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 76,737 255,734 79,437 251,990 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,759 5,390 1,544 4,097 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 9,273 25,347 10,029 28,420 Wire Rods 2,106 5,541 2,119 5,565 Structural Shapes Heavy 284 1,085 163 492 Plates Cut Lengths 3,344 12,266 3,387 10,929 Plates In Coils 1,986 5,999 2,265 6,261 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,501 7,138 1,407 6,544 Bars - Light Shaped 888 2,206 659 1,795 Bars - Cold Finished 7,043 28,088 7,190 25,368 Oil Country Goods (-) (-) (-) (-) Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete (-) (-) (-) (-) Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet (-) (-) (-) (-) Line Pipe - Not Specified (-) (-) (-) (-) Stainless Pipe & Tubing 10,687 62,430 9,708 54,431 Wire Drawn 3,437 15,209 3,870 16,101 Sheets Hot Rolled 565 878 1,758 3,222 Sheets Cold Rolled 29,697 71,535 31,549 74,658 Strip - Hot Rolled 254 557 253 758 Strip - Cold Rolled 2,912 12,062 3,538 13,348 -------------------------------------------------------------- April Cumulative to Date 2007 Final 2006 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 385,004 1,756,680 302,023 983,843 Ingots And Steel For Castings 6,175 23,508 6,009 16,176 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 38,440 176,640 35,755 97,312 Wire Rods 9,455 42,064 8,839 23,406 Structural Shapes Heavy 1,011 5,281 669 2,371 Plates Cut Lengths 25,782 138,815 14,103 49,393 Plates In Coils 15,140 74,488 7,967 22,402 Bars - Hot Rolled 11,061 54,395 5,687 25,877 Bars - Light Shaped 1,884 9,347 2,521 6,830 Bars - Cold Finished 29,272 150,559 26,630 100,391 Oil Country Goods 21,107 50,571 (-) (-) Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 18 128 (-) (-) Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 11,744 11,836 (-) (-) Line Pipe - Not Specified 12,003 11,207 (-) (-) Stainless Pipe & Tubing 57,153 383,888 40,292 230,305 Wire Drawn 14,393 85,568 14,036 60,823 Sheets Hot Rolled 4,779 13,197 5,572 9,272 Sheets Cold Rolled 111,872 447,962 120,679 287,743 Strip - Hot Rolled 1,792 7,782 1,126 2,874 Strip - Cold Rolled 11,925 69,445 12,138 48,667 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final April 2007. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.